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John Hendel / Politico:
Trump names FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr to chair the agency; Carr can immediately assume control once Trump is inaugurated as he is already on the commission — Carr can assume control of the agency once Trump takes office in January. — President-elect Donald Trump …
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Q&A with The Verge EIC Nilay Patel on a likely FCC Chair Brendan Carr, Elon Musk's alliance with Donald Trump and how it threatens the First Amendment, and more — “All of these men are now hopelessly trapped in a problem their own platforms and algorithms created.”
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The Wrap, @ryanlcooper.com, @chaykak.bsky.social, @jjvincent.bsky.social, @jayrosen.bsky.social, @iainmartin.bsky.social, @passantino.bsky.social, @AkaSci@fosstodon.org, @marklittle.bsky.social, @Dhmspector@mastodon.social, @Privacymatters@mastodon …, @Nonya_Bidniss@infosec …, @carlquintanilla.bsky.social, @jackjenkins.me, @jperlow.bsky.social, @seanokane.bsky.social, @larakate.bsky.social, @pkafka, @katie-drummond.bsky.social, @sokane1@threads.net and @chcktylr.bsky.social, more at Techmeme »
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Brendan Carr promises to “enforce” broadcast media's “public interest obligation” as FCC chair and has recently singled out NewsGuard for “censorship” — New York CNN — — President-elect Donald Trump's pick for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission …
New York Times:
How Substack is betting on politics content and recruiting stars like Nate Silver, as profits remain elusive; sources: Elon Musk sought to buy it in April 2023 — The newsletter start-up, which once drew an overture from Elon Musk, is betting on politics content and recruiting stars.
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@jtes, @rob_abiera, @simonowens, @anecdotal, @bigmeaninternet, @eugene_scott, The Verge, @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social, @dannygroner.bsky.social, @heathenqueen76.bsky.social, @samsteindc.bsky.social, @sapna.bsky.social, @venkat.bsky.social, @ernie.tedium.co and @kateconger.bsky.social, more at Techmeme »
Pew Research Center:
News influencers survey: 20% of US adults say they get news from social media influencers, 85% of influencers are on X and 27% identify as right-wing, and more — The creators and consumers in the world of news and information on social media — Table of Contents Table of Contents
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The Desk, Engadget, Business Insider, Press Gazette, The Hill, @samfbiddle, @csmapnyu.org, @philipmai.com, @socialmedialab.ca, @katestarbird.bsky.social, @katestarbird.bsky.social, @cingraham.bsky.social, @oclairouin.bsky.social, @karissabe.bsky.social, CNBC, @danahull.bsky.social, @cbdawson.bsky.social, @rainesford.bsky.social and @danielavis.bsky.social, more at Techmeme »
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Bloomberg:
Pew: 77% of news influencers have no links or background with news outlets, 63% of news influencers are men, and 37% of adults under 30 rely on news influencers
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The Wrap, MediaPost, Radio & Television …, User Mag, The Independent, @maraleia.bsky.social, Associated Press and @ali_lev
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Sunday Express Editor David Wooding becomes the latest top Reach executive to leave, as the Express moves to create a seven-day operation amid Reach layoffs — Wooding left as part of a move to dismantle the remaining dedicated Sunday Express editorial team to create a seven-day operation
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Press Gazette and Ian Betteridge
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Q&A with Emily Sundberg, whose Feed Me newsletter on business and culture has over 50K subscribers and ranks sixth on Substack's paid leaderboard — The News — One of the most talked-about writers in business and culture journalism last year wasn't employed by The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal or Bloomberg.
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Emily Sundberg on LinkedIn
Samantha Cole / 404 Media:
HarperCollins confirms it has an agreement with an AI company to train AI models on some nonfiction books, giving authors the choice to opt in — The Big Five publisher made a deal with an unnamed “artificial intelligence technology company” and is allowing authors to opt-in if they want to join the agreement.
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Pluralistic and AV Club
Sohee Kim / Bloomberg:
Netflix says Beyoncé will headline the halftime show during its maiden foray into live NFL games this Christmas alongside unspecified “special guests” — - The pop star will perform at half-time in big win for Netflix — Netflix is spending billions on live sports and major events
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Fast Company, The Streamable, The Verge, Netflix Tudum, Elle, Benzinga, New York Times, New York Post, Barrett Media, The Sun, WKYC-TV, TMZ.com, About Netflix, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Teen Vogue, CNN, The Mirror, Deadline, Barron's Online, Deseret News, TVNewsCheck, Bossip, Advanced Television, Awful Announcing, Rolling Stone, Just Jared, KTVU-TV, The Wrap, Fox News, Streaming Better and Cord Cutters News
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Bloomberg:
Netflix says 60M households watched the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing bout live around the world, peaking at 65M concurrent viewers, despite connection issues
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The Hill, Billboard, CNET, Tubefilter, Front Office Sports, Yahoo Finance, The Ankler, Los Angeles Times, CBS News, New York Post, The Wrap, @markgurman, Breitbart, @netflix, The Mirror, About Netflix, Awful Announcing, @jbflint, @lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw, @netflix, @maxwelltani, Just Jared, Benzinga, RedState, Wall Street Journal, TVNewsCheck, Sportico, Consequence, WFAA-TV, Media Play News, @lucas_shaw, @steved3, @netflix, @jbflint, @lucas_shaw, NBC Bay Area, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Barrett Media, Deadline, TMZ.com, The Verge, @wolfereports.bsky.social, HotAir, USA Today, BGR and Sky News
David Folkenflik / NPR:
An interview with Andrew Morse, the publisher of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, on his plans to revive the ailing newspaper, its culture coverage, and more — Dashed hopes and slashed jobs define the local news industry in far too many corners of the country.
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
IAC documents show OpenAI is paying Dotdash Meredith at least ~$16M per year to license its content — The figure is a minimum and does not include payment for the ‘variable’ component — The artificial intelligence firm OpenAI is paying the digital media company Dotdash Meredith a minimum …
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@markstenberg3
Sohee Kim / Bloomberg:
WBD plans to roll out Max in Asia this week, banking on its flow of Hollywood movies and TV shows over investing in local content to attract new subscribers — The streaming platform is bucking the trend of investing in local content — Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. is rolling …
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Hindustan Times
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: WBD and the NBA settle a lawsuit, giving WBD access to NBA content and rights in parts of N. Europe and LatAm; TNT will license Inside the NBA to ESPN — Deal gives company access to NBA content and rights in parts of Northern Europe and Latin America; Turner to license ‘Inside the NBA’ to ESPN
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Awful Announcing, New York Times, The Verge, Ad Age, TVLine, The Guardian, New York Post, Barrett Media, Bloomberg, The Streamable, CNBC, UPROXX, Front Office Sports, Sports Business Journal, @sherman4949, @sherman4949, @gavrojim007, The Desk, Poynter, Cord Cutters News, @sherman4949, Media Play News, @jmorton78, @rltsports, Washington Post, @mzavagno11, Los Angeles Times, Mediaite, @billsimmons, WKYC-TV, CNN, Reuters, Sportico, Deadline, The Wrap and USA Today
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